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imBLIND
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2626 Posts
August 01 2011 08:41 GMT
#1
There are a couple of things I learned from my first time ever attending what is essentially a giant LAN party:

1. Bring your own chairs next time. Maybe a tall stool if those exist. Either way, getting a seat, let alone multiple seats is a pain in the ass.

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This would've been so useful...


2. You are going to inevitably fall asleep or become drowsy during the games. I had the misfortune of having to watch 12 (i think?) TvT's in a row with my friends...of course I could have simply chosen not to watch them, but then I'd be extremely bored and stuck next to Disneyland for a really long time. Next time, I'm bringing my fucking pillow pet:

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This guy has gotten me through so many classes hidden in my backpack


3. Attending something like this means a lot of nerds are going. A lot of stinky, sweaty, smelly nerds. For other's sake, put on some extra deodorant. For protection, sneak in some beef jerky. I swear, the smell of beef jerky overcomes everything.

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Plus, it's also really yummy if you ever get hungry


4. There's going to be downtime. Major downtime. There isn't much to do there besides watch people play video games unless you're actually competing in it. If I wasn't broke, I would've thrown away $75 just to play.


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Would've been really, really nice...


5. Pepto Bismol. Tums. Something else to counteract the 20 cans of Dr. Pepper that everyone drinks. Holy shit, I would've stopped myself from drinking that stuff, but I couldn't help myself...I don't think anyone can resist FREE Dr. Pepper...

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I'm not drinking another one of these for a long time



Other than that, I kinda enjoyed being there live. It's a little bit different than watching the stream cause you get to meet the commentators, the players, and the community. I did get to play 1 ladder game on the Alienware van (horrible setup I must say) and won. It was a TvT. At the time, DongRaeGu was playing MVP on Metapolis. Little did I know that the last 9 games would be ALL TvT...

I swear, I'm changing my race now just because I don't want to see or play another hellion vs hellion battle ever again. Jesus Christ, that unit dominated this MLG...

I did notice, however, that I learn less from watching their games than when I watched BW games back in the day. All I could see was macro, multitask, micro, and decision making from the winners (who just oh so happen to be korean)

I'm happy to see that there is some skill needed to play this game (haha), but I'm also disheartened because now the only difference that separates me from the koreans is the gap in mechanics, like it has been for the past 2 years in BW, beta, and now. Damn learning the game was so much easier than mastering this game. Even with all the noob friendly features, at the end of the day, you still have to mash your keyboard and click with the mouse.

And as a closing note, it was very interesting that the ladies that did show up to MLG, other than the sponsor girls that were paid to be there, were actually not that bad looking (give or take like 20 uggos). I was half expecting them to be like the girls at Anime Expo (the horrors...).

For those of you that went, how was your experience at MLG Anaheim?

And for those of you that stayed at home Sunday, you made the right choice (way too many freaking TvTs...)

***
im deaf
CDRdude
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States5625 Posts
August 01 2011 09:14 GMT
#2
Anaheim was fun, but too many TvT's at the end. It was nice to meet TLers and players.
Force staff is the best item in the game.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-01 09:14:50
August 01 2011 09:14 GMT
#3
Cool post! Really enjoyed reading it.
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Dave713
Profile Joined December 2010
United States46 Posts
August 01 2011 09:17 GMT
#4
I'm not drinking another one of these for a long time


Dude i know how you feel. I went to Columbus and still haven't drank a Dr. Pepper since.
OSM.OneManArmy
Profile Joined April 2011
United States509 Posts
August 01 2011 09:45 GMT
#5
Agreed on the chairs part. Also bring a backpack to smuggle food in. And once again, the tiny plastic chairs mean everything, make sure they are small though so you can hide it and security won't stop you.
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ZeaL.
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States5955 Posts
August 01 2011 09:51 GMT
#6
I brought some in for day 3 after standing for 2 days and then security threw us out and wouldn't let us back in with chairs.
Sabu113
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States11047 Posts
August 01 2011 10:25 GMT
#7
Pretty funny post. Good to keep in mind. No food at the event? t.t
Biomine is a drunken chick who is on industrial strength amphetamines and would just grab your dick and jerk it as hard and violently as she could while screaming 'OMG FUCK ME', because she saw it in a Sasha Grey video ...-Wombat_Ni
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
August 01 2011 10:45 GMT
#8
It really was a helionfest haha.
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
frogurt
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Australia907 Posts
August 01 2011 11:46 GMT
#9
On August 01 2011 18:17 Dave713 wrote:
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I'm not drinking another one of these for a long time


Dude i know how you feel. I went to Columbus and still haven't drank a Dr. Pepper since.


Forest Gump would have a field day.

Lol we don't get Dr Pepper in Aus so whenever I see it I think of Forest Gump
"Koreans own white dudes" -Moon
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
August 01 2011 14:20 GMT
#10
BLIND that was really thoughtful and I can agree on everything you mentioned lmao.
DorF
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden961 Posts
August 01 2011 15:45 GMT
#11
Bo3 finals...those are my thoughts
BW for life !
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
August 01 2011 16:41 GMT
#12
as a sidenote on the whole chair thing - they had the max number of chairs allowed by fire code. Not MLG's fault really, as they were not allowed to put more chairs in that area.
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iamperfection
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States9640 Posts
August 01 2011 17:55 GMT
#13
Was it just me or was the crowd not as loud at this mlg as the last one? I was somewhat dissapointed by the pops for Boxer. Maybe it was just me because i was watching at home though.


Also why is there so much hatred for tvt i find it to be the most entertaining mirror by far.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=406168&currentpage=78#1551
Daozzt
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1263 Posts
August 01 2011 18:03 GMT
#14
Every time you walk past the Dr. Pepper booth, you just feel compelled to take one. I think I've drank like 6-8 every day for the past 3 days. Never again.
darmousseh
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States3437 Posts
August 01 2011 21:13 GMT
#15
Dude, it might not be mlgs fault, but if they are going to allow that many people to watch, then please provide more chairs.

I don't think it would have been a problem if they had simply just waited to start the last match until the other 2 games were done so we could use their chairs. I seriously had to stand for 90% of the event.
Developer for http://mtgfiddle.com
udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-01 21:25:43
August 01 2011 21:24 GMT
#16
On August 02 2011 02:55 Darkdeath3 wrote:
Was it just me or was the crowd not as loud at this mlg as the last one? I was somewhat dissapointed by the pops for Boxer. Maybe it was just me because i was watching at home though.


Also why is there so much hatred for tvt i find it to be the most entertaining mirror by far.


think it was MLG's audio setup for stream

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